03/27/2015
Cyprus: Expansion of business relations with South Africa
The efforts of the association are supported by the Cyprus High Commission in Pretoria
Alternative Investments
03/26/2015
LHV Bank Partners with Bitcoin Exchange CoinFloor
Estonian Bank LHV has made further links with the digital currency space, having partnered with UK exchange Coinfloor to handle user deposits
03/26/2015
Saxo Bank warns investors to price in the limits of “planned economy” model
Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has published its Q2 outlook warning investors of the end to the current cycle of ”extend and pretend” as the planned economy model of the past eight years comes to breaking
03/26/2015
Aviva paid out more than £500m in 2014
No one ever wants to claim against this type of policy
03/25/2015
Hedge Fund Boss Flies In for Vivendi Showdown
PSAM said Vivendi is undervalued because of its large cash stock
03/25/2015
Jupiter European Special Situations Fund - removal from Wealth 150
The fund has underperformed our other favoured managers with a full track record in this sector over the period, and our analysis suggests little value has been added through stock selection in recent years.
03/25/2015
Clearstream opens three new offshore RMB Cash Correspondent Bank accounts in Luxembourg, Singapore and Frankfurt
The move is the latest by Deutsche Börse Group and Clearstream to provide investors in Asia and Europe with more options and greater flexibility in managing their offshore RMB liquidity.
03/25/2015
RobecoSAM Smart Material fund doubles in size in 12 months
With advanced technology, significant production gains are achievable and many companies are successfully providing solutions to the challenge of resource scarcity.
03/25/2015
China Construction Bank selects Euroclear’s international ETF structure for first RMB listing
In this industry first, the ETF will be listed and traded in RMB, GBP and EUR on the London Stock Exchange
03/25/2015
Invesco says Paris golden triangle sales beat €135m investment
US-based Invesco Real Estate said it sold two offices in the Paris golden triangle to DTZ Investors France for an unnamed client
03/25/2015
JPM cuts fees on multi-manager range
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has cut fees on its Fusion fund range, run by Tony Lanning, in a bid to improve the portfolios' competitiveness
03/25/2015
The only people hedge funds want to hire right now
Whisper it, but hedge funds are hiring again
03/24/2015
Fund review: Openwork multi-asset
The fund will invest across equities, bonds, alternatives and cash
03/24/2015
Baring Global Resources added to Recommended list
Gill Hutchison, Head of Investment Research, City Financial, comments:
03/24/2015
Corridor for UK and MENA investment in SMEs opened up further by UK regulation
The Dubai-based international investment platform Eureeca announced today that they have recently received the stamp of approval from the UK’s financial regulatory body
03/24/2015
Former Blackstone Exec Launches Fund to Focus on Benelux Countries
A UK-based private equity firm founded by a former Blackstone Group executive is launching Icon Real Estate
03/23/2015
Virgin Care among firms with lucrative NHS deals and a tax haven status
Richard Branson’s group is one of 10 private health providers that have tax havens as part of their corporate structure
03/23/2015
Ravenscroft purchases 75% stake in UK stockbroking firm
Ravenscroft has expanded into the UK after purchasing a 75 per cent stake in Peterborough-based private client stockbroking company A Vartan, which will re-brand as Vartan Ravenscroft.
03/23/2015
Boutique asset manager to launch factor investing strategy in 2015
Boutique asset manager intends to launch an investment strategy based on systematic factors such as value, momentum, quality and size.
03/23/2015
Man Group launches second fund in quick succession
This follows the launch of the Man Numeric Market Neutral Alternative fund, which was revealed by Citywire Global last week.